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• Nov. 27: Festival of Trees dinner and auction, now under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Cambria. Tickets at the Cambria Chamber of Commerce, 767 Main St.

• Dec. 6: Cambria’s free Hospitality Night sponsored by the Cambria Chamber of Commerce and downtown businesses (later in the year than it has been in the past).

• Dec. 8: The Lions Club’s holiday party for youngsters at the Pinedorado grounds is free.

• Dec. 9: Community Chorale concert at Community Presbyterian Church. Tickets at brownpapertickets.com or at the door.

• And various events at the Cambria Center for the Arts (CCAT Theater), Old Santa Rosa Chapel, Vineyard Church, some wineries and other businesses.

Tree auction

The auction event starts at 5 p.m. with champagne and appetizers at the Cambria Pines Lodge. A full no-host bar will be available. A buffet dinner, including grilled chicken, will start about 6 p.m., with auctioneer Ron Castadio starting the bidding process about 7 p.m.

Tickets are $50.

North Coast Rotarians took on the tree auction after “the chamber board decided it should be doing more stuff for businesses, rather than fundraisers,” said auction co-chairwoman Sue Robinson. “Rotary thought it was a good fit for us, because we like to do things for the community.”

Fulfilling that function further, all net proceeds from other fundraising efforts at the event will be split among the nonprofits that will benefit directly from the auction of the 21 donated, decorated trees and wreaths.

Two trees, one donated by Tish Rogers and the other by Brian Sheridan, each will benefit a charity selected by the winner.

Other donors have chosen to participate through sponsorships, such as the lodge, Robin’s restaurant, Roger Robinson, Otis Archie and John and Christel Chesney. Sponsorships, $100 each, are still available.

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